At least 14 people were killed and more than six wounded when a car bomb exploded on the busiest street in Somalia’s capital Thursday, according to a security official.
Somalia’s Internal Security Ministry Spokesman Mr Abdi Asis Hildhiban confirmed the casualties during a news conference at the blast site in Mogadishu.He said the attack targeted a busy restaurant near Weheliye Hotel”The attack was a suicide car Bombing which targeted civilians, mostly at the restaurant and a barber shop next to it,” he said.
Weheliye Hotel is located in central Mogadishu along Maka Al-Mukarama Street, the busiest street in the capital.Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack on the Internet.Last October, at least 600 people died in a double car bombing in Mogadishu, the deadliest attack in modern Somali history.